Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManganiferous Quartz Veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGarnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10089595
MRDS IDW027638
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.08511, -81.49543
References
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P.ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 3 , TEXT 5 P.MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION1942 DIREXPL BONSAL, MORE THAN 11 CORE DRILLS1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTIONKeith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.ESPENSHADE, 1942